Professional Background
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago since August 2020.
- Michael L. Nemmers Professor of Strategy at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University since 2010.
- Dean of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University from 2010 to 2018.
- Dean of the New York University Undergraduate College and Vice Dean of its Leonard N. Stern School of Business from 2004 to 2010.
- Professor at the New York University Leonard School of Business from 2001 to 2010, and became the Abraham L. Gitlow Professor of Management in 2004.
- Held academic posts at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business from 1992 to 2001.
- Serves on the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation.
- Served on the Board of Directors of Ulta Beauty, Inc. from 2017 to 2022 and on the Board of Directors of the Economic Club of Chicago from 2017 to 2023.
Key Qualifications and Expertise
As a professor of management and strategy, having served as Dean of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and as Vice Dean and Dean of the Undergraduate College of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Dr. Blount provides Abbott’s Board with expertise on business organization, governance and business management matters.